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PK-4 Education/PK-8 Special Education

Imagine the joy of a career in which you give glory to God every day by nurturing one of His most precious gifts — children. With an early childhood education degree from Geneva College, you’ll be prepared to support children during crucial years of development that will affect their learning skills and personal growth far into the future. Preschool teacher certification through this program will equip you to begin that work with children as young as 3 years old as they take the first important steps on their education journey. Your early childhood education degree will give you the tools you need to guide them through those early years and prepare them to adapt to the changes they’ll experience as their learning styles mature. From preschool teacher certification to special education in upper grades, it is impossible to overestimate the value of Christian perspective in an early childhood educator, who approaches students as children of God placed in his or her care.

The PK-4 course of study is combined with a PK-8 special education teaching program. This allows the nurturing spirit of an early childhood educator to reach into the world of older children whose learning styles have yet to fully mature or who have disabilities challenging their ability to learn. Teaching students with disabilities is a truly God-given privilege, an opportunity to serve those whom many in our society deem challenging. Indeed, teaching special needs children is as much a calling as it is an occupation, drawing to it the kind of people who have what it takes to become the servant-leader Geneva College intends every graduate to be — someone who knows there are lessons to be learned by teaching students with disabilities and being inspired by their desire for life.

Why Geneva?

Whether you’re looking toward a daycare teacher career or graduate studies that lead to designing your own special education teaching program, beginning your journey at Geneva College is a sound decision. Among the classes you’ll take:

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Education

Child Development

Language Arts in Early Childhood PK-4

Assessment of Exceptional Children

Advanced Studies in Special Education

Meeting the Instructional Needs of PK-4 English Language Learners

Geneva’s early childhood degree program also features these benefits:

Experiential classroom learning as early as your freshman year

Tutoring and extensive field experience in local classrooms

Opportunities for student teaching overseas

Certification reciprocity in all 50 states (reciprocity levels vary)

In addition, Geneva College provides a unique level of faith integration, applying biblical principles to the philosophy and practice of teaching. Our goal is to train teachers who are also servant-leaders in the field, inspiring students and colleagues alike.

Program requirements

In addition to the Geneva College core curriculum requirements, candidates must complete six credits of college level math as well as 69 credit hours in the PK-4/PK-8 special education major. Other planning and certification requirements are outlined in the Geneva College catalog.

Your career possibilities

Whether you’re seeking a daycare teacher career, a teaching position in a Christian school, or an opportunity to bring your talents and the light of Christ into the public school system, you’ll be ready to take your place in the education world with an early childhood education degree from Geneva. You’ll graduate with the opportunity to be certified through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, opening up prospects statewide and nationwide through the various levels of certification reciprocity throughout the United States.

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